Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories

Under the aegis of the Naval Air Systems Command, the Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories represent the U.S. Navy's most comprehensive and unique center for research and development of missile propulsion, ordnance, and fuzing. The Ordnance and Propulsion Laboratories provide a one-stop shop for propulsion and ordnance: from the synthesis of ingredients for propellant and explosives to their incorporation into weapons systems; from design of warheads, bombs, fuzes, and rocket motors to their implementation in the Fleet; and from computer analysis to demil.